Crime

Sextortion complaints on the rise

Cases of image based abuse, also called ‘sextortion' are on the rise, despite victims afraid, ashamed or embarrassed to make a complaint. NetSafe says offenders... Read More

Further arrest in Tauranga homicide investigation

A 25-year-old man has been charged in relation to the death of Mitchell Te Kani in Tauranga last year. The man has been charged with murder and assaulting other... Read More

Crash: Teen seriously injured after fleeing police

A teenager suffered a serious head injury after crashing a car while fleeing police. The incident occurred after a Bay of Plenty police officer saw four people... Read More

“Revenge porn”: One woman’s years-long struggle

A woman who suffers from post traumatic stress disorder, after a former partner shared a sex video on one of the world's largest pornography sites, is entitled... Read More

Iconic car boot sale comes to a close

Thirteen years of an iconic Tauranga car boot sale is drawing to a close. Originally based at Greerton Village School and now at Tauranga Racecourse, the Tauranga... Read More

Cocaine Plot: Prison officer turned inmate

One of the men involved in a Mexican cartel-linked plot to smuggle 200kg of cocaine into New Zealand worked as a guard at Auckland Prison while addicted to the... Read More

Cocaine seized after ship docks in Tauranga

Customs officers have located what is believed to be about 50kg of cocaine hidden on a ship which docked in Tauranga. Customs' Maritime Group found the drugs... Read More

Armed police block Western Bay road

Armed police are reportedly blocking a road in the Western Bay of Plenty this morning. A SunLive reader has emailed in saying there are armed police at a property... Read More

Police investigate misuse of number plate software

Five police staff are being investigated by an internal integrity group for misusing software that recognises vehicle number plates. An audit found two of them... Read More

Victim‘s plea to tattooist not to ink forehead

Warning: Some details in this story may be distressing to some people. A Rotorua tattooist who threatened to tattoo the word 'w....” on the forehead of... Read More

Six cars seized in response to illegal racing

Six vehicles have been seized by police following the execution of six search warrants targeting the alleged offenders involved in the illegal street racing incident... Read More

IPCA: Officer justified in punching youth

A report by the Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that police were justified in using force during the arrest of a youth in Tokoroa. On May 29, 2022,... Read More